Following some prayerful conversations, hopefully there are some new insights or fresh inspiration about the future.

The next steps are to animate.

Now is a good time for clergy and parish leaders to look over the Vital Self-Reflection tool found below. For in-house use only among the team, it is an opportunity to reflect on what vitality looks like in your parish context and which areas could be further enlivened or strengthened.

Once there is a sense of which pathway the community should go down first—whether it is missionary vision, leadership excellence, or collaboration—there is a wealth of resources and reflections to draw upon in the relevant areas below to support your work.